Blog#5: Team McCartney vs. Team Lennon

      Parallel to the Team Edward vs. Team Jacob argument in today's world was the John Lennon vs. Paul McCartney argument. Who was better? It is very hard to approach this argument because more than 180 of the Beatles songs were jointly credited and written by both Paul and John. However, we can easily discern the different styles that the two of them showed in their music. While John had more of an edge to his songs and often experimented with different techniques, Paul used more melodic and harmonious styles. It is nearly impossible to put a label on the best one of the two, who were incredibly talented, and honestly it wouldn't be fair to put one of them on a pedestal and leave the other one below.

      The way I go about answering this question is by asking; who had the harder life? Paul obtained all the fame in the world and received numerous awards, partly because he managed to stay alive. On the other hand, John Lennon, during his lifetime, was constantly criticized for his infamous controversy, for possibly breaking up the band, and a few other things. I'm not saying that we should declare John the better of the two because he died at an early age, but i do believe that he deserves a special eulogy.


To read more about this insolvable argument take a look at the resources below.

Resources:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2251455/john_lennon_vs_paul_mccartney_pg2.html?cat=33
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennon/McCartney
http://musicouch.com/genres/rock/paul-mccartney-vs-john-lennon-two-very-different-song-writers/
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